Product Owner - Chicago, United States - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Verified Company

Chicago, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

The Federal Reserve Financial Services organization (FRFS) is responsible for software development, quality assurance testing, and day-to-day production operations of the FRFS Enterprise product suite.

In this role the FRFS, in consultation with other System stakeholders, helps to set the strategic direction for US central bank payment services, coordinates product enhancements impacting the services and their customers, and ensures that operating sites meet service level agreements for resiliency and performance.

Your Responsibilities:

Work with the Salesforce Platform Manager to communicate, reenforce the vision, goals, and Salesforce Platform Roadmap in the form of features/stories and tasks.
Possess enough Salesforce knowledge about the platform to engage in team discussions across the Enterprise.
Work closely with Product Managers, other Product Owners, Platform Architecture, Software Engineering, Scrum Master and Quality Assurance to ensure the right business value is being prioritized and delivered.
Communicate Salesforce Platform capabilities to business stakeholders from multiple product teams to help understand and gather business requirements and translate into Salesforce functions and capabilities specification when necessary.
Decompose and prioritize features into groomed and refined user stories and define detailed acceptance criteria.
Ensure technologydriven and riskremediation requirements are prioritized to prevent the accumulation of technical debt and other vulnerabilities.
Determine if the work done to complete a story met success criteria and accept when satisfied.
Assist in the analysis of defects and enhancements to determine severity and priority as well as overall validity.
Contribute to discussions on risks, dependencies, issues, and schedule updates as needed.
Ensures agreement on actions to address dependencies between broader FRFS teams across the enterprise.
Present working software to Product stakeholders.
Utilize data and feedback to make informed decisions and continuously improve the product.
Actively monitor OKRs and manage to target with stakeholders.
Contribute to the elaboration and advancement of the roles and responsibilities for this position, identifying process improvements and sharing with peers.
Actively promote Agile behaviors within business, technology and across FRFS.

Your Background:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or any IT related field, or equivalent work experience.
23 years of related experience in Salesforce a plus.
Recent JIRA experiences are highly desirable
Salesforce Business Analyst certification or any other certifications is a plus and not required
Certified Product Owner in Scrum or SAFe, preferably Advanced level
Possess a strong understanding of business requirement development and analysis including use cases, functional specifications, user interface specifications, etc.
Effective problem solver with ability to identify challenges, brainstorm ideas and collaborate with cross functional teams to implement effective solutions.
Ability to work independently with mínimal oversight and manage multiple deliverables simultaneously; take ownership of issue resolution and completion of highquality deliverables.
Strong teamwork, leadership, critical thinking, multitasking, and time management skills in a highly matrixed organization.
Ability to understand and resolve blockers and delivery risk quickly and without the need for escalation outside their product scope.
Ability to understand competing priorities across technology and business areas, clearly articulate options, and use personal influence to define the resolution across their product set and areas with payment interdependencies.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to articulate ideas clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.

What we offer:

Comprehensive benefits package include medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, 401k savings plan, retirement plan, paid time off, transit benefit, onsite gym and subsidized cafeteria
A continuous learning environment with opportunities to gain new skills and grow your career

Additional Requirements:

This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of two days per week in office.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
This position has additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while performing the job. These additional screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take approximately two months to be completed. The screening covers areas such as education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reaches out to your references and people that know you well.
As a condition of employment, Federal Reserve Bank of